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Brown University Shooting Leaves 2 Dead as Police Search for Gunman

The USC coach, a Brown alum, used her postgame podium to mourn victims, denouncing U.S. gun culture.

Overview

  • Authorities said at least two people were killed and eight were critically wounded in the attack on Brown's Providence campus.
  • The gunman opened fire during final exams in an engineering and physics building and fled on foot, according to reports.
  • Police described the situation as developing and continued to search for the suspect on Saturday night.
  • USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb learned of the shooting after her game and publicly expressed grief while urging attention to gun violence.
  • Coverage cited CNN data reporting more than 70 U.S. school shootings this year, including 42 on college campuses, with at least 29 deaths and over 100 injuries.